Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
Parallel translations
- WEB “Won’t I in that day”, says Yahweh, “destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mountain of Esau?
- BSB In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau?
- NKJV “WillI not in that day,” says the Lord, “Even destroy the wise men from Edom, And understanding from the mountains of Esau?
- NASB “Will I not on that day,” declares the Lord, “Eliminate wise men from Edom, And understanding from the mountain of Esau?
- NLT At that time not a single wise person will be left in the whole land of Edom,” says the Lord. “For on the mountains of Edom I will destroy everyone who has understanding.
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Quick answer
On the day of judgment God will destroy the renowned wise men and understanding of Edom.
Overview
Edom and especially the region of Teman were famed in the ancient world for wisdom, yet Yahweh declares he will abolish it. When God brings judgment, the cleverness in which a proud people trusts proves worthless against him. This anticipates the gospel reality that the wisdom of the world is folly before God, who saves through what the world counts foolish.
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- Isa 29:14Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
- Job 5:12–14He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
- Ps 33:10The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
- Isa 19:13–14The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
- Isa 19:3And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
- 1 Cor 3:19–20For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
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